Not Alone After All

Chapter XXXV

Needless to say, Laura had the time of her life visiting Hogsmade with the Weasley Twins. They took the time to show her around, presenting each of their favourite shops and places to hang out. By the end of their walk, Laurie had bought a bunch of sweets, some equipment for her future pranks, a book she had found very interesting and Harry's future birthday gift. She wasn't sure she would get the opportunity to get out much at the Dursleys, so she bought his gift a few months in advance. 

"Let me guess, you chose to take Ancient Runes next year?" George asked her upon noticing the title of the book she had bought. George was chewing on some jelly slug while they walked back to the carriage, which would soon leave back to Hogwarts.

"Yeah, that and Arithmancy," she told the boys. They immediately snorted. Yes, Arithmancy was supposedly the hardest of the elective classes. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Arithmancy is Hermione's favourite subject," Fred explained. "That should mean something."

"It means she took maths as a child, seeing as she went to a muggle school," Laura told them. "Which I also did. And excelled at, may I add."

"Well, it's supposed to be the hardest subject in the school," George argued. "So good luck."

"Hermione said it's mostly memorizing, and I'm quite good at that," Laura shrugged at them. "Besides, I need some O.W.L.'s," she told them. "I bet Harry I could get more than him."

"Excuse me, how come you're already thinking about your O.W.L.'s?" George asked her. "You're not supposed to do that, you're supposed to be having fun in second year."

"And also, if you have a bet on who's going to get more O.W.L.'s, why take Arithmancy?" Fred asked, a frown on his face.

"I've got a-"

"The memory thing, right," Fred remembered, mentally slapping himself for having forgotten about it. Laura, however, smiled up at him when she noticed that he had remembered something about her.

"Oh, wow, you might actually do well in that class," George nodded at her, impressed. "Might be the first one ever. Apart from Hermione, obviously." Laura rolled her eyes and shoved her elbow into his side playfully.

"Thanks for that vote of confidence, geez," she teased him.

"You know we're your biggest fans, Little Potter," Fred told her, throwing his arm around her neck and pulling her towards him.

"Are you coming this summer, Laurie?" George asked as Fred let go of her, her cheeks red. "Mum wanted to invite you and Harry."

"Coming where, exactly?" She asked the boys.

"The Quidditch world cup!" Fred said excitedly. "We got a few tickets and mom wanted to invite you guys," he explained. Laura did enjoy quidditch, and she enjoyed the twins'company even more.

"I'm surely up for that. Have never had a conversation with my Aunt and Uncle, but I already know I'll spend some dreadful days with them," she said. Fred and George seemed to notice her sudden change of mood and they frowned. Their thoughts went back to when they found Harry with bars on his window, and they had to break him free.

"Hey, don't worry, Laurie," George told her. "We'll go get you as soon as we can."

"We'll even pull some pranks on those people if you want," Fred added. Laura smiled at that. 

"I'll write to you. I'll write and I'll give you information," she agreed. "Then we can plan the pranking." 

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